European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16letters to the editor Friday july 1,1994 european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan a Comman jar/piibji5hcf a 1 a a a Bernard a Zovistoski a. A editor a a news and editorial a a Bill wet Lucor. A a. European editor Deborah Kosher Bob Wicker news editor George Manea 1 City editor to write us unit 29480. Apoate 09211 or Postrach 11,14 37 a 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or on 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237, 255, 282,226, 326. Sports ext. 3,25, 269, 263, 332,321,221. Features ext. 230, 245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208.education Jami Jongs. Ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. It news bureaus a Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117, a. ,-104, 69126 419, to 1310, a Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-27239,. 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The appearance of Avening in this publication including inserts or supplements a jobs not const Tula endorsement by the Zefja Menf of defense or the stars and off Pes of the product or services Aveo sed. A Loving for seven years my life revolved around the Hill Street blues program cd Rush Home every thursday night to get dressed up lit a suit and tie could t have the Lovely Veronica Hamel see me looking shabby out there in my living room and watch the test pattern on Channel 13 for half an hour before to get my eyes focused. Now along comes . Blue with the same producer Many of the same actors and similar plots and i love it. While i agree that the Points of personal relationships Between the. Charac Tefs could be very adequately made with much less total exposure of themselves it Quot has always been a a Point to Ponder Quot with me that it s acceptable on american television to see a woman Cut Down by automatic weapon fire but Well be totally ruined if we Sec her made love to by someone she a romantically linked to in the Story. Could this be Quot the Puritan ethic a passed Down from our country a first settlers being expressed i think . Mencken a definition of a a Puritan provides the insight to the recent heated controversy Over this program carried on this Page a a a Puritan is someone who a terribly afraid that someone somewhere May be having a Good . Of Neill Naples Italy a a. A chaplain olt base june 6 was a very interesting Day. He sides the a Day anniversary it was also the Day i heard a chaplain on american forces network whine and insult the veterans of the invasion. Afna a chaplain started out com planning that the soldiers of today should not be forgotten. All the chaplain had to do was watch television or listen to the radio it was filled with stories of today a soldiers and what they were doing either at the a Day celebrations or at their jobs around related a Story about one of the me Flag groups in Ghana. Someone told one of our soldiers that before this Mission the people there thought soldiers Only med. A Fine analogy except that he made it seem that the veterans being honoured in Normandy were just killers and that today s soldiers were bet Ter because they arc involved with peacekeeping operations. _ if he took some time to do some research he would learn about some of the missions our soldiers of world War ii did in saving lives a not taking them r during that War the hundreds of soldiers medals won for risking their own lives to save another person not in combat As a chaplain he must be aware of the four chaplains on the Dorchester who gave up their life preservers so that four other soldiers would live. Ask any of the soldiers who supported the a Day anniversary or any of the sol Dicks who come in Contact with the Many veterans wandering around Europe for the 50-year celebrations. They have nothing but Praise for today a soldiers and love to Swap stories with them. These Quot killers Are now the grandfathers of Many of today s soldiers. The missions of today a soldiers May be different from the full wartime missions of ww1i, but a soldiers Job is still to put his life on the line for the defense of our country but most important to make an aggressor Lay Down his. The Job Hasni to really changed there Are just sortie new missions to go along with it. I May be wrong about the an chaplain but i talked with other people about his commentary and most agreed with me that it was not appropriate on june 6 or any Day. A Michael r. Gelfand Heidelberg Germany Dodds gets an a a upon learning of our assignment to Europe i began inquiring about the de i part mint of defense dependents schools and How they compared with the Public school system in the Continental United states. I was surprised at All of the negative comments i received about the facilities the teachers and the system in general. As this school year has ended i want to thank those dedicated individuals who so willingly teach the children attending the Dodds facilities Here in the Kaiserslautern Community. 1 have been pleasantly surprised at the level of Fessio holism and the individual concern of the teachers and administrators. In a sure there Are a few who disagree with my feelings about the Dodds schools but done to diminish the Shine of so Many just because there happens to be a isolated Case of disappointment. If it weren to for the Dodds teachers Many of us would turn Down assignments Over seas because of the Lack of an american institution of learning close by. These employees done to get the medical benefits we As military enjoy and Many must pay out of pocket for the education tvs of their own children. A Shauna re Derlan Stuhl Germany. . Government fails in reference to a a cafes must change june 14i support the intent of the writers comments that retirees should be Able to use . Facilities throughout Europe but the army and air Force Exchange service is not the policy maker a it is Only following guidelines it is told to live by. The real culprit is our own government which has not always looked out for . Interests in the status of forces agreement with the Host nation. Who is representing american interests i sincerely doubt that if . Negotiators put this on their Agenda and asked exemptions for retirees and reservists serving overseas that the Host nations would not at least consider it. What is doubtful is that this item is even on the Agenda. In the states a Retiree reservist can shop in any Post Exchange commissary. The same Case should be overseas. What is forgotten is that a lot of retirees and reservists arc still subject to recall in the event of War or National emergency. We Are All part of the same team. I do not believe that our representatives have brought up this subject at All. I do not believe that a few retirees reservists shopping in the pm Are any threat to local economies As they also do a great Deal of spending on the local Economy in the form of paying rent shopping in local markets Etc. The . Government and americans living overseas still continue to pump millions into local economies in the Netherlands Belgium Gern nov Italy Etc. I feel that anyone who has served or is serving his country deserves total Access to any . Facility in the world. It is a Small thing but if anyone deserves Access it is those who have put Orwill put their lives on the line for their country. Lets Start taking care of our own drop a for a change. Quot a capt. Burton a masters Frankfurt Germany Rush is �?~irresponsible5 my Issue is Rush Limbaugh a nightly radio broadcast aired on american forces network. For the 30 percent of the time he or opt promoting himself he is preaching to hts politics of hatred disrespect and intolerance. His favorite target is presiden Clinton. Recently while commenting on 50th anniversary a Day activities in Normandy Limbaugh ridiculed the presidents attempts to stage photo Ops thereby discrediting the president and by association trivializing the somber anniversary events. Limbaugh a malicious attacks on the president struck me As particularly hypocritical and irresponsible Given that the president in this instance was per forming the role of statesman not politician. During the phone in portion of Limbaugh a radio broadcast a caller surprised Rush by declaring a a in be considered president Clinton Quot a moderate Rush denied further air time to the caller and counterattacked with More splutter and fury than the Rabid russian Ultra nationalist Vladmir a Mirinovsky. Lest i be considered too partisan let me state that i have not and do not support 90 percent of the current adminis trial Ion a positions and policies. Now comes my personal plea to an if you must continue to placate die hard Limbaugh fans please air Limbaugh a program sometime Between 1 . And 4 . That Way Limbaugh can arouse his supporters while All non to owners like myself can enjoy a a a real bedtime news a program and drop off to sleep less fitful a capt Theodosia a pc Lyznik Carmich Germany e editors note we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner we Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155-601-463, Dan 3488463. Quot a or. Jones How to Youfu Al about smoking t have no opinions about smoking. P&ally.? no opinions wna7so-�v�r? by the pm a a act Supok a i see. Or. Jones have Youv Sembt an Jupt a soul Bytho name of or. Butts no never we maybe once at a family reunion. 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